32 pages : 23 cm

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Originally issued Jan. 1916

Native range -- Cultural distribution -- Soil and moisture requirements -- Propagation -- Seed selection -- Care of the seed -- Planting the seed -- Comparison of budded and grafted trees -- Cleft grafting -- Formulas for grafting wax -- Preparation of grafting cloth -- Care of cleft grafts -- Nursery whip grafting -- Care of whip grafts -- Annular budding -- Care of annular and patch buds -- Chip budding -- Length of time trees should remain in the nursery -- The preservation of nut-bearing forests -- Top-working -- Trees suitable for top-working -- Top-working -- Trees suitable for top-working -- How to top-work -- Top-working the hickory with the pecan -- Planting -- Cultivation -- Bearing age -- Present prices of the nuts -- Marketing pecans -- The selection of varieties -- "Papershell" pecans -- Varieties

Includes bibliographical references

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